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  • Ground broken for new medical center in Plainsboro

    Ground broken for new medical center in Plainsboro

    Barry S. Rabner, president and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System, operates the backhoe to break ground for construction of the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro on Friday as other dignitaries and offiicals line up in the background.

  • Contaminant stalls Nassau HKT construction in Tulane Street lot

    Contaminant stalls Nassau HKT construction in Tulane Street lot

    A metal plate covers the spot where PSE&G discovered possible oil contamination in the area of Nassau HKT’s Tulane Street construction site. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Montgomery sets talks with wary Skillman Village developers

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    MONTGOMERY — Three developers will be sitting down with Montgomery Township officials in the coming weeks to discuss redevelopment plans for Skillman Village, Township Administrator Donato Nieman said at the committee meeting Thursday night.    Last month, the developers — Tarragon Development Corp., Sharbell Development Corp. and Back to Nature —…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 7

    Montgomery     A Hudnut Lane resident reported his rural mailbox was damaged between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday when the mailbox was removed from its post. The resident was able to restore the mailbox to its post, police said.    A Richmond Drive resident reported being awakened by the front doorbell about 3:46 a.m. Friday. The…

  • Ground broken for new medical center in Plainsboro

    Ground broken for new medical center in Plainsboro

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — A proud Barry S. Rabner, president of Princeton HealthCare System, jumped in the driver’s seat of a backhoe Friday afternoon into symbolically kick off construction of the new and newly renamed University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, a state-of-the-art hospital that will replace the current facility in…

  • Consultant sees traffic problems resulting from PU Campus Plan

    By Ksatie Wagner, Staff Writer    A consultant to the Princeton Regional Planning Board described some of Princeton University’s traffic plans included in its Campus Plan as “good techniques” while also warning that aspects of the plan would likely increase traffic at intersections that already experience problems.    Theodore Ehrlich of the transportation and infrastructure firm DMJM…

  • NJ staffers dispute Princeton district’s school bus claims

    NJ staffers dispute Princeton district’s school bus claims

    Kenneth Conover Jr., owner of Conover Transportation of Montgomery, claims that the Princeton Regional School District improperly rejected his school bus bids. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Oct. 3

    Princeton Borough     Leon Sipaque, 33, of Harrison Street was charged Tuesday with contempt of court for having an active warrant from Princeton Borough Municipal Court with a total cash bail of $250, following a pedestrian stop on Paul Robeson Place. Mr. Sipaque was committed to jail in default of bail, police said.    Walter Smith, 52,…

  • Money Crisis: Merchants see consumer caution

    Money Crisis: Merchants see consumer caution

    Kathie Morolda, president of Borough Merchants for Princeton, says local businesses are "cautiously moving forward" during the current financial crisis. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski